https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172826 Grant of the L-2 liquor licence was invalid because the record did not show an order made or concurred in by the Chief Commissioner, the competent authority. The inter-departmental letter relied on as approval merely stated that the Chief Commissioner was pleased to approve the licence; it did not itself constitute the Chief Commissioner's order or bear the authenticated form required to attract the constitutional presumption under Article 166. Approval by other officers, including the Excise Commissioner, Finance Secretary and a Chief Minister's endorsement, could not cure the absence of a valid order by the competent authority, so the grant was vitiated. en-us Tue, 30 Sep 1958 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 10:53:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172826 Grant of the L-2 liquor licence was invalid because the record did not show an order made or concurred in by the Chief Commissioner, the competent authority. The inter-departmental letter relied on as approval merely stated that the Chief Commissioner was pleased to approve the licence; it did not itself constitute the Chief Commissioner's order or bear the authenticated form required to attract the constitutional presumption under Article 166. Approval by other officers, including the Excise Commissioner, Finance Secretary and a Chief Minister's endorsement, could not cure the absence of a valid order by the competent authority, so the grant was vitiated. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 30 Sep 1958 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172826